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The Star Thursday June 30 2022 4 NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz The faces behind the mayoral A candidate to challenge Phil Mauger’s mayoral bid has officially emerged four months before the local government election determines Lianne Dalziel’s successor. Chris Barclay details the key support crew behind the city councillor and new contender, former Canterbury District Health Board chief executive David Meates TEAM MAUGER First-term city councillor Sam MacDonald does not have an official role with Phil Mauger’s campaign. The former electoral chair for then National Party minister Gerry Brownlee will serve as an adviser for the high profile businessman. MacDonald, who is seeking re-election in the Waimairi Ward under the right-leaning Independent Citizen banner, described himself as Mauger’s “eyes and ears” from a financial perspective. “I’ve been very clear, with my chartered accounting background, that I’m happy to support Phil purely because he’s pragmatic. He doesn’t put up with the bureaucratic nonsense that can often happen in big organisations like this. “Everyone at the council now has worked with Phil. There’s an existing relationship even for the ones that sometimes may not agree with him. They understand how he operates.” MacDonald identified fellow Independent Citizens representative James Gough (Waimairi) as another source of assistance ahead of the polls on October 8. “There will be a range of people that will help out. From a commercial, institutional knowledge point of view James will be right in the thick of that,” he said. MacDonald was surprised at TEAM MAUGER Phil Mauger Sam MacDonald Erin Jamieson Garry Moore the timing of Meates announcement. “There’s an air of arrogance about it. To me, it’s like ‘I can just check back into the city and become the mayor’. Phil has been out there for three years at least doing the hard graft, understanding the issues.” Australian-born Erin Jamieson, a partner at Convergence PR, is co-ordinating a Mauger campaign for the second time, following his election as a firsttime city councillor for Burwood in 2019. The award-winning public relations and strategic communications expert also worked on two successful mayoral campaigns for Moore’s successor, Sir Bob Parker. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, I’ve been involved in political strategies and working with candidates for probably 15 years,” said Jamieson, who also worked with the West Coast District Health Board in the aftermath of the Pike River mining disaster. strategise as soon as the jet lag allows. “He’s a quiet, quite a humble leader and what we need in Christchurch, and New Zealand to an extent, is people who bring people together,” Moore said. “You can’t be a show pony doing that sort of thing. You need to actually have brains and modesty and I think he’s got both attributes.” Moore was approached by Meates several months ago and decided to join the bid as a ‘team member’. “There’s nothing like an old gargoyle sitting in the corner going ‘Nah, that won’t work’,” he told The Star. TEAM MEATES The late starter in the race for the mayoralty has one of Dalziel’s predecessors to lean on, threeterm mayor Garry Moore as an advocate and sounding board. David Meates is due back from a year-long contract as a specialist health systems adviser with Heat the UK’s National Health Pump Service Spec on Sunday, and Moore is keen to Don’t be colD this winter Phone now for our winter heat pump specials plus prompt expert advice and installation. GE35 Christchurch 4kW Heat Pump from o Heat Pump Specials Civic Awards 2022 GE50 5.8kW Heat Pump from GE35 4kW Heat Pump from only $2,299 GE50 5.8kW Heat Pump from only $2,749 for Christchurch and its people. FH50 6.0kW Heat Pump from our only annual Civic $3,499 Awards. INCLUDES INSTALLATION. CONDITIONS APPLY. 379-3589 7 Dalziel Pl, www.snowtemp.co.nz Woolston, Christchurch Who will you nominate? FH50 Each year our 6.0kW city benefits from the Heat service of volunteers Pump from and others who go above and beyond the call of duty We recognise these valued contributions with Technology Complete our online form at ccc.govt.nz/CivicAwards INCLUDES or pick one up from INSTALLATION. any of our CONDIT service centres or libraries. Send 379-3589 your nominations to us by 5pm, Monday 1 August 2022. 196 Wordsworth Street, Christchurch www.snowtemp.co.nz Heat Pump Installation/Repairs • Refrigeration Design, Build, Repairs Tech 196
Be a Stormwater Superhero at HOME. Bag it and bin it. Thursday June 30 2022 The Star Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NEWS 5 contenders TEAM MEATES David Meates “I was looking to support someone who could see the big picture. One of the more challenging groups (to work together) in our society are doctors, and he succeeded with that brilliantly. “David led a good system and that’s what the council needs to get right, right now. This postearthquake thinking. This is a chance for us to select a mayor who will take us to the next stage. “We need a strong voice for Christchurch because Christchurch and the South Island gets forgotten in Wellington. “We need somebody who’s fought for resources for Aaron Campbell Christchurch, David did that for the CDHB and he paid the price,” Moore said of Meates decision to quit the post in 2020. Meates’ campaign secretary Aaron Campbell, a keen photographer and former community board member, was Dalziel’s campaign manager when she was re-elected in 2016 and 2019. “I’d never volunteered or done any (campaign) work before Lianne,” said Campbell, who also has a background in catering. Campbell was tight-lipped on the identity of other individuals assisting Meates. “There’s a number of people on the team providing advice and speciality roles,” he said. Meates sidesteps big issue • By Chris Barclay IT’S A political football, but debate over the Te Kaha/ Canterbury Multi-Use Arena’s future is not yet a game David Meates is willing to play. Asked by The Star for his stance on the polarising project, whose estimated construction cost blew out $150 million earlier this month, Meates would not comment specifically. “David will have a definitive position on the stadium in the coming days after his announcement,” said campaign secretary Aaron Campbell via a statement. “David encourages all residents to submit to the council on this important issue.” Meates, who confirmed his candidacy today, is in the process of returning from the UK. The Star also sought Meates’ opinion on what he considered the five biggest issues facing the city and whether his campaign launch gave him sufficient time to launch a viable campaign given Mauger began his bid last August. “He’ll be happy to cover these topics in detail face to face on his return,” Campbell said. Phil Mauger, the other mayoral candidate, was last year in favour of boosting the arena’s capacity to 30,000 and in spite of the spiralling costs revealed by the city council on June 1, he wants to persevere with the project which is now estimated to cost at least $683 million. He initially thought it would be prudent to pause and reevaluate, but on June 10 he had a change of heart via a video shot at the construction site. “Christchurch is the second biggest city in the country. If we want to be a world class leading city, we need world class leading infrastructure and this is the place it’s going to happen,” he said. “My personal opinion is we can’t do without the stadium, we have to have it.” Meanwhile, the city council had received 23,100 submissions by close of business Tuesday. The time frame for submissions opened on June 10 and closes on Tuesday. The council will consider the submissions and then decide whether to proceed as planned, mothball the project or abandon it. BE A STORMWATER SUPERHERO ecan.govt.nz/stormwater PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS
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